lock nut for the shifter ball

[copo]

Did the 69 4 speed shift lever use a lock nut on the shifter ball ? There is no lock nut shown in the AIM or my 67-70 GM camaro parts book. I don't recall  seeing one on any original cars I have looked at over the past years.

[JohnZ]

Nope, no lock nut or setscrew on the chrome knob.

[x77-69z28]

i wonder why so many people sell them as original for 69 z28?

[JohnZ]

4-speeds without a console used a different two-piece knob with the shift pattern on the upper half, where the lower half served as a lock nut.

[lakeholme]

The P&A 30A describes it as a "Knob Unit" and clearly shows it in two parts just like John described it.

[sam]

i wonder why so many people sell them as original for 69 z28?

Because ALL the Parts people make money that way. Because it is in a catalog, doesn't always mean it is correct or original.